Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 11:15 AM
So you bought a cd. Good for you. You want to make a copy for private use (yes, you are allowed to do that). But your cd claims that it is copy-protected. That's not true. Sony cd's contain lots of crap so-called rootkit software that will fuck up your system when you try to play it on your Windows pc. There is workaround, as explained by nelsorp:
- disable the autorun feature on your cd-rom, this is on a menu somewhere, search windows help. this can also be done manually by holding the shift key each time you insert a copy protected cd. this prevents the software from being loaded onto your machine, which is virtually impossible to remove once its there.
- once the disc is in the drive, but had not installed the software (because you disabled the autorun feature VERY IMPORTANT), use a ripping program to rip the tracks, EAC works great, and doesn't acknowledge the copy-right protection.
Note: EAC will rip the disc if the software gets installed, but it sounds like the disc is skipping. whatever you do, do not agree to the end user license agreement that pops up when you insert the disc. this allows the software to be installed, after which you will be limited to one rip. once again, this can all be avoided by disabling the autorun feature of xp.
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Suing Sony
Fucking up people's property sucks big time, and that is what Sony's rootkit does. A class action is on the way in California. Sony's arrogance and ignorance are going to be a costly affair, hopefully.
» See you in court